Five deals announced in the Southeast; 21 new U.S. transactions this week

Commentary & Insight

The Southeast remained an active region this week, with five new transactions announced across Florida, South Carolina, and Alabama. Continued population growth, infrastructure investment, and a strong base of middle-market firms continue to make the region attractive to both strategic buyers and private equity sponsors.

This sustained momentum will be a focus of discussion at Morrissey Goodale’s upcoming Southeast M&A and Business Symposium, where more than 200 industry executives, investors, and advisors will convene to examine current M&A trends shaping the AE industry. Register today. 

Domestic Transactions

1/6/2025 
Thompson Holdings (Mobile, AL) (ENR #129) expanded its technology capabilities through the acquisition of Sourcetoad (Tampa, FL), a software development company that offers AI-powered automation, self-service platforms, and custom digital tools. Link to details >

1/5/2026 
Engineering, surveying, environmental, and planning firm DJ&A (Missoula, MT) entered into a strategic partnership with Creative Engineering Group (Miami Lakes, FL), a construction engineering and inspection firm. Link to details >

12/16/2025 
The Stonewall Group (Lafayette, LA) acquired ADG Architecture (Fort Myers, FL), an architecture and interior design firm offering solutions for commercial, educational, religious, and public-sector projects. Link to details >

1/5/2026 
Industry leader and recipient of the 2023 Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer Award, IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #48), merged with Buford Goff & Associates (Columbia, SC), a multidisciplinary engineering firm specializing in mechanical, electrical, security, and communications services. Link to detail >

1/6/2025 
Blackstone (New York, NY) acquired Alliance Technical Group (Decatur, AL), an environmental testing, monitoring, and compliance services firm. Link to details >

1/5/2025  
In its second deal of the week, IMEG Corp. (Rock Island, IL) (ENR #48) completed the asset acquisition of the majority of CFR Engineering (Germantown, MD), an engineering firm recognized for its extensive work supporting federal agencies and mission-critical facilities. Link to details >

1/6/2026 
Align Capital Partners (Dallas, TX) acquired Armko Industries (Flower Mound, TX), a firm that provides specialized building envelope, roofing, and waterproofing consulting services. Link to details >

12/23/2025 
ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada), a technology firm specializing in AI drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and quantum computing solutions, acquired Vara 3D (Murray, UT), a surveying and 3D mapping firm. Link to details >

12/30/2025 
In its second and third deals of the week, ZenaTech (Toronto, Canada) acquired land surveying firm Holt Surveying & Mapping (Spokane, WA) and land surveying and engineering firm Andrew Spiewak Land Surveyor (Chicago, IL). Link to details >

12/30/2025 
W.E. Quicksall and Associates (New Philadelphia, OH), a civil engineering firm serving local, state, and governmental clients, joined Spicer Group (Saginaw, MI), an engineering, land surveying, and planning firm. Link to details >

12/10/2025 
AKS Engineering & Forestry (Tualatin, OR) strengthened its southern Oregon presence with three acquisitions: civil engineering firm Construction Engineering Consultants (Medford, OR), land use planning and consulting firm CSA Planning (Medford, OR), and civil engineering, structural, and MEP firm Marquess & Associates (Medford, OR). Link to details >

1/5/2026 
USA Engineers (Dallas, TX), a civil engineering and surveying firm, was acquired through an asset acquisition by Dallas Cothrum (Dallas, TX). USA Engineers will operate as part of Cothrum’s family of companies alongside Masterplan Consultants (Dallas, TX). Link to details >

1/7/2026 
Engineering consulting firm Psomas (Los Angeles, CA) (ENR #155) acquired Anderson Engineering Company (Saratoga Springs, UT), an environmental, civil and structural engineering, and land surveying services firm. Link to details >

1/5/2026 
Water Quality & Treatment Solutions (Los Angeles, CA), a specialty water-based environmental engineering and science consulting and research firm, joined water management firm Hazen and Sawyer (New York, NY) (ENR #44). Link to details >

12/18/2025 
Anfield Energy (Burnaby, Canada) signed a definitive stock purchase agreement with BRS (Riverton, WY), a uranium-focused engineering, mine development, construction management, and geology consulting firm. Link to details >

12/22/2025 
Sandbrook Capital (Stamford, CT) agreed to acquire United Utility Services (New Orleans, LA), a firm that provides outsourced electric grid infrastructure services to investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, and municipalities. Link to details >

1/7/2026 
Cajun Engineering Solutions (Baton Rouge, LA) acquired the engineering office of Primoris Design and Construction (Tyler, TX), expanding its footprint in the Gulf Coast and south-central regions. Link to details >

1/2/2026 
J.D. Hair & Associates (Tulsa, OK), a geotechnical and structural engineering firm, merged with Mi-Tech Services (Brownsville, WI), an engineering, design, and construction services firm. Link to details >

Global Transactions

1/5/2026 
Jacobs (Dallas, TX) (ENR #2) reached an agreement to acquire the remaining stake in PA Consulting (London, UK), a firm with extensive experience in consumer and manufacturing, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transportation services. Link to details >

1/7/2025 
ENR’s #20 ranked global design firm, Ramboll Group (Copenhagen, Denmark), acquired water and wastewater specialist Envidan (Silkeborg, Denmark) from the European private equity firm Waterland (Bussum, The Netherlands) and a group of minority shareholders. Link to details >

12/19/2025 
Phenna Group (Nottingham, UK), a family of businesses providing testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) services, acquired 4fores (Zaragoza, Spain), a specialist in electrical optimization for industrial and renewable energy plants. Link to details >

12/22/2025 
In its second deal of the week, Phenna Group (Nottingham, UK) acquired ITS Controlli Tecnici (Rome, Italy), an independent technical inspection and engineering services firm. Link to details >

1/8/2026 
BNP Group (Fairfield, CT), an air transportation design and engineering firm, acquired Airport Gurus (Barcelona, Spain), a firm specializing in Information and Communication Technology (“ICT”) and airport business operations planning for aviation clients. Link to details >

1/5/2026 
Environmental consulting and air quality monitoring firm Ektimo (Melbourne, Australia) sold 70% of its shares to Pemba Capital Partners (Sydney, Australia). Link to details >